parton

[pahr-ton]

par·ton

[pahr-ton]
noun Physics.
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.

Origin:
1965–70; part(icle) + -on1; coined by R. P. Feynman
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Parton is always a great word to know.
So is atomic structure. Does it mean:
the analogous motion of the particles of a mass of air or the like, whose state of equilibrium has been disturbed, as in transmitting sound
a positively charged nucleus neutralized by negatively charged electrons revolving in orbits at varying distances from the nucleus
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parton (ˈpɑːˌtɒn)
 
n
physics a hypothetical elementary particle postulated as a constituent of neutrons and protons
 
[from part + -on]

Parton (ˈpɑːtən)
 
n
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